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An epic clash between man and machine Available exclusively for the Wii system, the Xenoblade Chronicles game combines science fiction and fantasy into an unforgettable open-world adventure. Players will discover expansive environments and deep character customization options as they delve into an epic conflict between the Homs (humans) and Mechons (robots) and uncover the secret of the ancient Monado blade. With richly detailed role-playing elements, Xenoblade Chronicles offers an extraordinary experience for veteran gamers and genre newcomers alike.

Features:

Xenoblade Chronicles invites players to explore a truly vast open-world universe. In addition to the game's main quest, they can also take on side quests, seek out special items and uncover hidden areas.

Players can customize their characters by choosing from a wide array of weapons, armor, equipment and accessories. Each item not only enhances characters' abilities, but also affects the appearance of different characters in distinctive ways.

A unique upgrade system lets players improve their characters' performance throughout the game. They can earn upgrades during battle, trade with townspeople or collect and purchase items. Players can also use magical gems in enhance the abilities of their existing equipment.

The game also incorporates a unique relationship-building system called Affinity. Different characters will have distinct Affinity levels in relation to one another, which can influence their interactions and affect their progress through the game.

A sophisticated battle system in Xenoblade Chronicles includes special Chain Attacks - combo attacks involving all members of the questing party - as well as an Arts system that lets characters perform specialized actions and spells.

WORLD

Prologue

An almighty crash heralded the sudden arrival of the Bionis and the Mechonis to this world, for the two titans were locked in a timeless battle...

The sound of their clashing blades rang out, shaking the sea bed and sending ripples through the air.

As the duel reached its climax, the titans poured their remaining strength into one last slash of their great swords. Both struck forth with immeasurable power...

Once the dust had settled, only their corpses remained.

Eons passed, and signs of life finally began appearing upon the corpse of the titan Bionis.

People born of the Bionis will return to the Bionis.

Now, the Bionis's enormous body, covered in lush plains as far as the eye can see, is home to a developed civilization, which gives thanks to the titan for providing them with such a natural bounty.

Life on Bionis was not destined to flourish forever, however.

One day, an enormous horde of mechanical life forms from the titan Mechonis launched a sudden and all-out attack on the inhabitants of Bionis.

These overwhelmingly powerful entities, known only as the 'Mechon,' overwhelmed and devoured the inhabitants. Before long, the entire surface of Bionis was overrun.

The Monado

The Homs' only remaining hope is a legendary sword, said to be a gift from the titan itself.

Its blade is imbued with a curious power that allows it to effortlessly slice through Mechon armor.

Unfortunately, whosoever wields the sword must endure a great toll on their body, and only one has ever been able to wield it: Dunban, Hero of the Homs.

CHARACTERS

"The Monado...
I hope I can figure out the
secret of its power one day."

Shulk

Race: Homs | Gender: Male | Age: 18 | Height: 171cm

A handsome young man and a budding scientist. He and Reyn set out to destroy the Mechon that attacked their home colony.

"I'm coming along as well.
I'd feel better going with you boys than
sitting at home worrying about you."

Fiora

Race: Homs | Gender: Female | Age: 18 | Height: 160cm

A caring and energetic young woman. Fiora is a childhood friend of Shulk's, and feels a certain affection towards him. She is Dunban's younger sister.

"We may die if we take a stand here.
But staying gives us the chance
to change our destinies."

Dunban

Race: Homs | Gender: Male | Age: 30 | Height: 180cm

Hero of the Homs, who once felled countless Mechon with the Monado. Currently recuperating from injuries received in the battle fought one year ago.

"OK, I got it. I'll make you a promise.
Shulk won't even get a scratch."

Reyn

Race: Homs | Gender: Male | Age: 18 | Height: 190cm

A member of the Colony 9 Defence Force and Shulk's childhood friend. Optimistic and hard-working, though sometimes hot-headed and overly emotional.

"I swear I won't stop until I've scrapped
each and every one of you!"

Sharla

Race: Homs | Gender: Female | Age: 21 | Height: 168cm

A medic in the Colony 6 Defence Force. A no-nonsense woman with a real inner fortitude, she is an excellent sharpshooter.

"If you do not grasp the importance of loved ones
until after they are gone...
That is simply too late."

Melia

Race: High Entia | Gender: Female | Age: ?? | Height: 156cm

A young member of the High Entia race that have built a vast civilization on the head of Bionis. She specializes in using ether attacks.

BATTLES

BATTLE FLOW: MOVING IN THE FIELD

Your character will encounter various monsters as they travel around the game world. Target a monster and instruct your character to attack it in order to commence battle with that monster.

Each monster has its own traits and characteristics. Some will attack you as soon as they see you, others will only attack when you are endangering members of their herd.

You are free to move around during battles, and focusing on your position relative to the enemy will be important. As soon as you are within range to attack the enemy, the character you're controlling will auto-attack the enemy.

BATTLE FLOW: ATTACKING (USING ARTS)

Pick your moment during battle to perform special actions known as Arts. (Once an Art has been used, it must cool down. It cannot be used again until its cooldown period is finished.)

Each character has a range of different Arts that they are able to perform. Some Arts have special effects when used at a certain point in battle, from a set direction, or in combination with another character's actions.

Effectively combining such actions will help swing battles in your favor.

BATTLE FLOW: CHAIN ATTACKS

Your party is made up of a maximum of three people. The party members you aren't controlling will decide how to act for themselves, based on the battle situation.

Communicating with your party and increasing your affinity, displayed as the Party Gauge in the top-left of the screen, will give you an advantage in battle.

Increasing party affinity allows you to perform powerful Chain Attacks with the other party members. You can also give simple commands to your party members, directing them to concentrate their attacks on a certain enemy, for example.

*Affinity is displayed as the Party Gauge which appears at the top-left of the screen.

BATTLE FLOW: BATTLE SPOILS

When the enemy's HP reaches zero, the battle is over. You will receive experience that lets you level up and points that you can use to customize your abilities.

Check any treasure chests that appear for items or equipment. Sometimes they contain things of real value!

Defeating enemies will earn you XP and so on. Items can also be obtained from dropped treasure chests.

UNIQUE FEATURES: CHARACTERS AND WEAPONS

Each character can equip different types of weapons. Some excel at close combat whereas others specialize in long-range attacks. You will need different battle tactics for each character depending on their equipment and personality. The player can change which character they control at any time using the menu. (The player-controlled character cannot be changed during battles.)

UNIQUE FEATURES: THE MONADO'S POWERS

The Monado is a weapon imbued with special powers that set it apart from other weapons in the game. As Shulk gradually becomes aware of its power, powerful moves with special effects, known as Monado Arts, become available for you to use.

UNIQUE FEATURES: BATTLING MECHON

Mechon's tough armor means they are impervious to damage unless a special attack that harnesses the Monado's power is used. The character who wields the Monado releases its power, sharing it with members of the party. This enables all party members' attacks to cause damage to Mechon.

UNIQUE FEATURES: BATTLING UNIQUE MONSTERS

Some of the monsters you'll encounter while travelling around the game world are unique monsters with individual names. Unique monsters drop items that are more valuable than those dropped by ordinary monsters when defeated.

You'll encounter powerful unique monsters right from the beginning of the story. Don't take them on until you are ready. Bide your time and build up your powers before challenging them.

Features:

Xenoblade Chronicles invites players to explore a truly vast open-world universe. In addition to the game's main quest, they can also take on side quests, seek out special items and uncover hidden areas.

Players can customize their characters by choosing from a wide array of weapons, armor, equipment and accessories. Each item not only enhances characters' abilities, but also affects the appearance of different characters in distinctive ways.

A unique upgrade system lets players improve their characters' performance throughout the game. They can earn upgrades during battle, trade with townspeople or collect and purchase items. Players can also use magical gems in enhance the abilities of their existing equipment.

The game also incorporates a unique relationship-building system called Affinity. Different characters will have distinct Affinity levels in relation to one another, which can influence their interactions and affect their progress through the game.

A sophisticated battle system in Xenoblade Chronicles includes special Chain Attacks - combo attacks involving all members of the questing party - as well as an Arts system that lets characters perform specialized actions and spells.

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One of the best RPGs this generation is finally coming! Epic!
If we get enough preorders, we might also get 2 more epic RPGS!
(The Last Story and Pandora's Tower)
1/18/12

Hailed as the best JRPG of the Generation
There's a reason why a whole internet movement grew around this game: it has been hailed by numerous critics worldwide as the best JRPG of the generation. Better then the Final Fantasies and Dragon Quests, bigger then Skyrim, and better then anything else on the Wii.
The game has a massive scope, and it has over 100 hours worth of content. Really, for all those JRPG fans out there who have felt shafted this generation, who've had nothing to play but a few Final Fantasies and "Tales of" games to play, this is the big genre defining game you've been looking for. The JRPG has had a rough time this generation, but I know all you people who played them are still out there. Get this! Play it! You owe it to yourselves and the genre you like.
And if you don't believe me, take a look at this video:
1/29/12

Well worth the efforts of Operation Rainfall
Thanks to we fans and Operation Rainfall, Nintendo finally relented and will release this game in North America. This was a smart move, as I imported the European edition and played through the whole game. Only completing about 30% of the optional side quests, the main story took me 98 hours to complete. Monolith Soft strikes a superb balance between addictive gameplay and story. Fans of Xenogears and Xenosaga will see the similarities present in the storyline, but newcomers will enjoy it just as much. The gameplay itself is real-time, and players must strategically select actions to chain with other party members. When the "Chain Gauge" is full, unleash a powerful "Chain Attack" to quickly tear through enemy mobs. Add in a beautifully-crafted soundtrack, and Xenoblade establishes itself as definitely one of the top 5 JRPGs in the past 10 years, if not more. I will be purchasing the US version despite having imported last year from Europe. THANK YOU, FANS and Operation Rainfall for demanding this gem be brought to North America!!!
2/18/12

The best JRPG of this generation, period
JRPG's are to big in this generation. People seem to like to insult them even is the game is good (also half of the people never played one). Xenoblade Chroincles is the game that help the two thing that get dissed the most (the WII and JRPG). the games story is great and have some very good plot twist. The game isnt the best looking game but it still looks preety good and the design is amazing with its great imagination that helps the story structure. The game play is also good make a better verson of Final Fantasy XII. If it looks turn-based its not and it always fun to play. I am a HUGE fan of JRPG soundtracks and Xenoblades has one of the best i have heared ever sence i have played Fianl Fantasy VII. This game shines some light on JRPG's and shpws what they can do. If you didnt like Final Fantasy XIII, Xenblade is the game to get. I must recommended to every one who likes JRPG, action gamers, RPG gamers and People intrested in JRPG's.
5/8/12

The Best RPG You've Never Heard Of...
Let me start off by saying this--buy this game. This is probably THE best JRPG I have ever played, and even some Western RPGs should be taking note of what is going on here.
The game plays like a more story-driven Phantasy Star Online, that is to say that you will be given light quests to fetch items, slay a set number of a certain monster, bring back specific treasures to interested parties and finding Boss versions of enemies in the field (kind of like in Diablo and Diablo II). That's for the sake of grinding and exploring this gorgeous world.
Did I mention that everyone lives on the bodies of two giant gods frozen in combat for eternity? Now I have your attention.
The storytelling here is epic, mixing sci-fi conventions like soulless automatons in a war against humanity and casting you as an unlikely hero, an unassuming engineer names Shulk. Within the first twenty minutes you have more depth than some games give you in hours and hours of gameplay.
And it only gets better the more you play it, especially when you factor in an AMAZINGLY intuitive combat system (real time with cool downs like your favorite MMO) that has an actual depth to its strategy (you have a three member party that you can assign to different attacks, defenses, buffs, etc.), and the Monado, a weapon that actually lets you see a glimpse into the future and change it in combat by altering your tactics.
One word-Wow.
People, go buy this game. Let Nintendo know that we need quality games like this on our systems. That is all.
2/26/12

Pass... Play Xenogears or The Last Story instead.
Do you like JRPGs? Do you like games where you actually have input? Do you love being able to actually play a game without it playing itself?Then this game is NOT for you. This game has great graphics and music, sure, but last I checked, the real important things in games are gameplay and story. And this game has neither of those. The story is extremely bland. Seriously, story-wise, you'd be better off playing an NFL game... And gameplay? Well, if you are into auto-battle for w/e reason, then it's great. However, if you like actually playing games, then you should pass on this. I gave this game a more than fair chance. I gave it about 20-30 hours worth of chance. And the whole time, I was forcing myself to play it. This game is nothing more than an over-rated, over-glorified embarrassment to the Xeno franchise. It's worse than what Tales of Symphonia 2 is to the Tales franchise. I strongly recommend passing this game up and giving The Last Story for the Wii a chance instead.
1/3/14

A new spin on an old genre
JRPGs have always been a fairly straight forward experience with heavy emphasis on the grind and random encounters with turn based combat. Xenoblade takes some of the best features of JRPGs, with their incredible amount of side quests, varied difficulty encounters, and interesting story and mixes them with a dose of western influences and a sprinkling of MMO style combat and quest mechanics. While the graphics are crude compared to those of PC, PS3, or X-Box 360, this is old hat for any Wii gamer. But for a Wii game, the graphics are beautiful and the landscapes are huge and wondrous. This game isn't ashamed to be on the Wii and it pushes it to its limit. For anyone who likes expansive RPGs that you can lose yourself in, give Xenoblade a chance. It's 10 dollars cheaper than most games and most will likely clock around 100+ hours before finishing. You can spend 10 or more hours alone in the first town, Colony 9 alone. Highly recommended for RPG enthusiasts or anyone looking for something a little different.
4/9/12

A pioneer in the evolution of the JRPG genre.
During this generation many people have derided the JRPG genre as stagnant. They claimed that the JRPG formula was aging - having not changed or evolved since the Playstation 1 era. In order to remain relevant, they said, the JRPG must somehow stop being so archaic and transform into something that gamers of this era can enjoy. Regardless of whether or not their claims were correct, the developers of Xenoblade heard the message and stepped up to the task in a big way. The quality of life enhancements in this game can make the player wonder how he/she ever got through those older JRPGs. In this game you get an incredibly simple and powerful quick-travel system. You do quests for experience and money instead of grinding. You have a day/night cycle to interact with NPCs, but you can change the time at will to track down the NPC you're looking for, and so much more. Xenoblade accomplishes all of this while staying true to the roots of a JRPG: to give the player an engrossing story set in an imaginative world with a party of characters who grow and become more and more badass as the game progresses. This is a game I would recommend to anyone who is looking to relax, have fun, and explore an amazing world.
12/5/11

A true JRPG and one of the best in years.
Xenoblade Chronicles does just what it sets out to do, provide a true classic JRPG experience. The story is interesting and the music is timeless. What you won't find is a typical turn based fighting mechanic but rather a twist on the more western MMORPG battle system. This approach makes for a more realistic battlefield as you jump into battle seamlessly and the action never halts. For those complaining about the graphics and giving a lower score due to this I can only say that this is after all a Wii game and you honestly didn't expect PS3 like graphics did you? True RPG fans will find joy in this title as it provides just what it should, a solid story, good voice acting, an exciting battle system, epic music and enough customization options to keep you busy. Also, for hardcore enthusiast, the Japanese voice track is included. I wouldn't pass this one up if you are looking for a traditional JRPG experience.
4/9/12

The first great RPG of 21st century
True are the review that call this game a masterpiece of JRPG or even RPG gaming. I was hocked the first time I read an article in game informer and watch review and a walk through on youtube. that I couldn't help but ask for this game for Christmas and it was worth it. By Hd console standards the graphics suck but this is a nintendo game and for that i give a 10/10 in graphics. for gameplay I say I love to explore and get lost in a world that feels real and that along with the story gives the gameplay a 11/10. Also there is a boatload of things to do that makes exploration lasting like xp every time you discover a new area or landmark. so if you like to explore this is the game for you and by the way the game world matches the speed of the character and not the speed to the size of the world. meaning that the speed of the character doesn't make the world seem smaller. so truly this game is massive. lastly I only review the greatest of the great, but don't take my word for it go and play it for yourself.
12/27/12